I had not planned to stop here. After Trafalgar Square, the plan was to find a cab back to the hotel and call it a day. Then I crossed the Strand, looked …
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Trafalgar Square in December: Nelson, the Lions, and a Christmas Tree from Norway
by Bubblyby Bubbly 18 min readTrafalgar Square in December is a different place than Trafalgar Square in July. The Christmas tree is lit. The carol singers are gathered around its base. The lions at the foot of …
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The Natural History Museum in London: From Mary Anning’s Fossils to Hope the Whale
by Bubblyby Bubbly 16 min readI walked into the Natural History Museum on a December afternoon expecting to see Dippy. I had forgotten that Dippy had been gone since 2017. What was hanging above the central staircase …
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St Paul’s Crypt: Wren, Nelson, Wellington, and the Stories Beneath the Dome
by Bubblyby Bubbly 15 min readI had expected the crypt to feel eerie. It doesn’t. The first time you walk down the stairs from the cathedral floor and turn the corner into the main chamber, what strikes …
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Borough Market London: A Walk Through Britain’s Oldest Food Market
by Bubblyby Bubbly 11 min readAfter a morning at the Tate Modern, I walked east along the south bank of the Thames toward Borough Market. The walk takes about fifteen minutes if you stay along the river. …
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St Paul’s Cathedral: Wren’s Dome, the Icons That Stopped Me, and an American Memorial
by Bubblyby Bubbly 12 min readAfter a morning at the Tower of London, I took a cab to St Paul’s Cathedral. The rain was coming down hard enough that walking the half-hour along the Thames, the better …